1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 26, 3:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 300 PM EST TUE MAR 26 2002 MOIST...CYCLONIC FLOW TO HOLD LOW CLOUDS IN OUR FORECAST AREA (FA) OVERNIGHT. CURRENT FCST HANDLES THIS WELL WITH CLDY SKIES ON TAP. MEANWHILE...ONLY MINOR CAA TNGT..SHUD HELP KEEP TEMPS IN THE UPPER 20S OR LWR 30S. 1000-850 MB MOISTURE SHFTS OFF TO THE EAST OF WED... AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE ANTICYLONIC. AS A RESULT CLRG TREND TO WORK FM W TO E DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER BAGGY THERMAL (H85 PTN) SUGGESTIVE OF CU DVLPG AFTER SUNSHINE EMERGES. MARCH SUNSHINE ON WED TO BOOST TEMPS INTO THE UPPER 40S OR LOWER 50S...CLOSE TO MOS GUIDE. CLEAR AND COOL NITE ON TAP...WED NITE...AS RDG AXIS SLIPS ACRS RGN. WE HAVE GONE SLIGHTLY UNDER GUIDE SOUTH AND EAST...WHERE CALM WNDS WILL PREVAIL. FAST MOVG FLOW ALOFT TO SEND NXT WND SHIFT LINE TWD RGN THU AFTN AND THU NITE. NOT MUCH MOISTURE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO ANY PCPN TO BE LITE. HAVE ONLY GONE WITH SML CHC OUR FAR NW AREAS LATE THU AFTN ... AS SOUNDINGS INDICATE VERY DRY CONDITIONS UNDER 10K. WE WILL THEN CARRY 30 TO 40 PCT THU NITE OVR FA...AS WK CONVG ALNG WND SHFT LINES...COUPLES WITH NARROW AXIS OF DEEPER MOISTURE...TO HELP INSTIGATE A FEW SHWRS. HAVE TAKEN OUT MENTION OF RAIN FOR FRIDAY...AS RGN IN LULL...IN FAST W TO NWLY FLOW ALOFT. .SDF...NONE. STUREY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rough River at Dundee crested at 25.9 feet early in the afternoon of March 27. Flood stage at Dundee is 25 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level. At this level, a section of highway about half a mile long near the bridge begins to flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, March 2002
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